Offaly County Council to take part in 'No Mow May'

Offaly County Council has announced that it is to take part in the nationwide initiative known as No Mow May.

No Mow May is an annual campaign, particularly popular in the UK and Ireland, encouraging people to refrain from mowing their lawns during the month of May. The primary goal is to support native wildlife, especially pollinators like bees and butterflies, by providing them with access to early-season nectar and pollen from wildflowers that naturally grow in lawns during May.

The local authority has advised that they will be leaving some areas at their public buildings, in their parks and at other green areas that they manage unmown for the month of May, and say this will aloow flowers to bloom and help bees and other pollinating insects thrive.

Offaly County Council is a member of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan and, as such, they have vowed to do what they can, where they can for pollinators across the county.

The council has asked people to join with them in their No Mow May initiative, and have requested those who are interested to visit the website: www.pollinators.ie to see why.

They say that by taking part in No Mow May "you can make a difference in your garden, school or workplace."

The council will let "nature take its course" at Tullamore Wetlands during May, where wildflowers can be found in abundance and insects flourish. The site is open to the public with pedestrian access off the Clara Rd (R443), in Tullamore.